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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is issued daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street in Bennington Vermont 05201.
An editorial argues Bennington Village may need attitude change more than government, urging voter authorization for a city form study. It favors regional cooperation, warns against allying only parts, and calls for a city study commission to craft a plan benefiting all Benningtonians.
Obituary notes Roland T. Sandberg Brattleboro banker who led Vermont Bank and Trust Co to state prominence. Vicarage votes for teen age coffee house pilot project in St Peter's Church parish hall as student recreation solution. Old Farmer's Almanac February forecast misread weather. cars stuck in Bennington snow. Joking remark about spies and television series in foreign policy.
A commentary argues the CIA should limit itself to intelligence work, end propaganda and intervention, and restore public trust. It notes the cloud of suspicion exceeds actual CIA activity, cites past actions abroad, and calls for greater transparency to uphold U S government good faith.
A speaker argues that secret CIA funding and activities beyond intelligence undermine U.S. integrity. He urges separating espionage from propaganda and covert intervention, suggesting a public intelligence role and moving dirty tricks out of the agency. He references Kennedy and Bay of Pigs and notes caution about legislative secrecy.
A reflective elder laments a student Danny’s suicide and questions parental guidance and societal influence. He recalls Culloden era courage, contrasts Viet Nam heroes, and asks what adults owe to youths while urging responsibility, empathy, and self examination.
The article argues that attempts to mandate economic and social change through strict laws backfire. In China, rural peasants resist centralized plans, while in the United States, minimum wage, countryside aesthetics, and forced modernization provoke pushback. Vermont, Mississippi, and national debates are cited as examples. Strong entities include Mao, Brezhnev, Chou En-lai, Yale Brozen, Milton Friedman, Delta Council, and New York.
The Vermont House finally approved a social reform bill prohibiting discrimination in selling or renting housing after a long, contentious session. Opponents used delaying tactics and weak amendments, including an attempt to bar discrimination against crime syndicates and political groups. The measure now heads to the Senate, with wary expectations of further opposition and possible weakening.
Margaret J. Federico from 125 LeBlanc Ave Bennington writes in The Banner to oppose Max Perrotta’s push to make Bennington a big city. She praises the peace and quiet of her side of town, contrasts privacy and water rents uptown, and asks to keep her neighborhood as it is.
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